The connection between solid waste and polluted groundwater is ominous. Suhas Dixit, CMD, Pyrocrat Systems LLP, analyses some trends in solid waste management. We are a company that manages 300,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day. Unlike in developed

India is a burgeoning economy and is emerging as one of the world´s leading markets. It expects to sustain strong growth over the coming years and strives to become one of the top three economies in the world by the middle of the century.

The ports and terminals developed under public private partnership (PPP) model in Gujarat have been performing quite well over the years, in terms of the efficiency parameters, says Amrendra Kumar Rakesh, Vice Chairman & CEO, Gujarat Maritime Board.

Capacity constraints, low level of mechanisation, low pace of project execution, lack of last mile connectivity, shallow drafts, etc., are the factors that affect cargo handling of the major ports, states Ravi Parmar